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• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:04:48 -0800
  Yes, they can do up to 125 PSI, but the fuel pressure regulator in the Vanagon "bleeds" off the pressure to the 50 or...
• Re: Fw: Need help. Stuck in Yosemite
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:06:15 -0700
  ...Austin (marshmallow hunting season is open at the pond off Ferretti Road)
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 11:22:48 -0800
  ...According to Hella, any retailer selling the European > lights won't be safe even if they mark them "for off road use" > > I'm...
• Re: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:12:00 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if they fit the Vanagon? What is the offset? I wouldn't think they would be the same as the Passat...
• Re: new Michelin x tires
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:27:35 -0800
  ...seen them fitted on Syncro 16s in Europe too... **VERY** aggressive off-road tire pattern! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is sort of how the pattern looks, these are...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:14:09 -0800
  ...4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: High Lift jack (was winches)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:07:20 -0400
  ...The operation of this jack is documented in my Vanagon Off Road video tape. >In a message dated 95-08-24 11:11:48...
• Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:43:28 -0600
  ...like modern cars; driving is just different in >> cars >> made after the early 90s. All this electrical abs airbag crumple >> business, >> no road noise...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 17:19:27 -0800
  ...and cool your feet off. Have a good day... David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3...
• Re: UPDATE - Buses By The Depot (this Saturday)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:57:59 -0400
  ...29, next to the Perkiomenville Auction; about a block north of Deep > Creek Road, which is the road that leads to the campground.) > > Incidentally...
• Re: NYTimes.com Article & Japanese 4WD vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:07:35 +1200
  ...1983/84 was the first one with real off >road ability. Crap on the road and tinny as hell though. We owned one back...
• Re: FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:07:54 -0700
  ...Imagine that, VW says officially that their trannys will only support engines of the power ratings VW themselves made for those models. I'd...
• Yeeeha!
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 17:10:10 -0700
  ...fitting it to a US equiped model? I for one would love the speed gain for road trips. Scott Paddock 87 Wolfsburg Weekender JUST...
• Re: Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility - Update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 23:49:52 -0700
  ...roads, to get > to some of these trailheads, and have never gotten lost....because > they > follow the preplanned GPS maps/coordinates they created off...
• Possible SALE/TRADE
  Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:36:15 -0400
  ...a camper model, and would consider older VW's in trade. Also interested in beetles... Will consider trades or cash offers, but at present...
• =?US-ASCII?Q?Wurth_products_now_at_Fast_Forward_-_contest_for_free_calend?= =?US-ASCII?Q?ar!?=
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:47:47 -0800
  ...the office. ;p I'll choose the winner on Saturday night... good luck! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel...
• Re: stupid gas cap !!!!!! ( I need help please )
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:53:23 -0700
  ...Then going down the road it pops off...I need some input please
• A new tire thread!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:30:54 -0400
  ...rim width issue? This is for a full camper, moderate driving, no off road, no snow. The Bridgestones on there aren't bad but...
• Re: Shipping Heavy / Bulky Parts ... "Hand Off"
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:51:25 -0800
  ...the post office charges the same rate to ship down the road or across the country). Unlike UPS, the post office doesn't add...
• Re: Vanagon List Moderator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:53:00 -0800
  ...down the road. Having a small > representative body should take a good deal of that pressure off of the > individual moderating. On the other...
• 2x4 Syncro/Diff
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 23:13:08 -0800
  ...Can give some nasty handling problems on off camber slippery roads since you can't disengage it. Entire rear axle spins (both wheels together...
• New 15" wheels and tires for OTTO!
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:30:45 -0400
  ...Nice open on/off road tread design, modern carcass, beading to protect the wheel lip. I think this is the largest tire that will...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:25:59 -0800
  ...Hi guys What is the ideal offset for a 7 x 16" syncro rim ? I believe VW's offset for this size is +38...
• Re: SA Grille (single rounds with big emblem- "euro" grille)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:46:37 EST
  ...Mobile butt nekkid down the road and nobody would bat an eye. anyway, i digress. it will come off soon when i install the...
• 1992 Eurovan Video Up For Grabs
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 12:19:28 -0900
  ...mode (Vanagon List) since mid-August. (Hi other Anchorage Syncronauts!) The Mrs. was rutting around in one of the cabinets and found an official...
• Heidelberg cassette ??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Landsman
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:05:29 -0800
  ...the radio, I switched it off and tried turning it back on, it did not work in AM mode but did in FM. Just...
• Re: As anyone successfully fixed an AFM? - I fixed one!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:24:37 -0700
  ...I took the black cap off of the AFM to expose the internals. Inside is a circuit board with a large carbon track that...
• Vanagon Sightings - New York
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 23:57:15 -0400
  ...model Westy leaving the parking lot, was that anyone�s ride? Also on drive back on 87 South coming into the city off the...
• Mexico to Halt Sales of VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:48:21 -0500
  ...Volkswagen said in a statement that the Eurovan would "offer the modernity, new technology and space that current customers demand." The famous Volkswagen sedan...
• HELP - I keep going into limp home mode (00575)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:12:31 -0700
  ...00575 Intake Manifold Pressure Control Difference 17-00 Before I got the intake manifold hose problem fix (they would pop off under boost) this...
• Re: Robin's Vanagon Atlantic (?)
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:27:48 +0200
  Harald, Body: * off-white (Alpinweiss) with blue, wavy striping line (Atlantic, geddit?) * Carat body kit (black mouldings) * blue tinted glass in driver's cab...
• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:26:27 -0700
  ...And the couple of bags of sand in the back would probably help for off-road, too. Most of the above is my opinion...
• Re: A Subaru that's not PERFECT?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 9 May 2002 23:25:37 +1200
  ...But it's not a serious offroader and wasn't designed as such. It's what the Aussies call a "soft-roader." And it...
• Re: [WetWesties] On the road, keep losing power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:08:40 -0400
  ...Whenever asking for help or getting parts include Year, make, model, and if not the original engine what is there. Also transmission type can...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:43:54 -0500
  ...I see more modern vehicles and it looks > like a floodlight is illuminating the road in front of them. I then have to > check...
• Re: Power Measurement and Comparison of Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:03:17 -0800
  ...I hope there isn't a rash of accidents as Vanagon > owners blazed off 0-60 times on the roads, on second thought who...
• Vanagone
  Historical mailing list - Townsend, Michael D
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:33:50 -0500
  ...go into oversteer mode. My wife (who was driving alone) lost control, ran off the other side of the road, into a shallow ditch...
• Re: Dead Yellowtop house battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:21:50 -0400
  ...Dead Yellowtop house battery I'm in Bennington CT on the road to Windham NY and my house battery (model SC34DU) is dead, only...
• Re: dont drool on the keyboard!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:35:05 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:22:10 -0500
  ...It went in easily; had to saw off about an inch to cut it to length. Larry A. David Marshall wrote: > The upper rubber...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:53:16 -0700
  ...roads when the prop shaft was > removed, and have found the syncro quite capable in this two-wheel drive > mode (no specifically off-road...
• Re: what would you take on a 3,500 mile road trip?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 09:48:05 -0800
  ...Radio Shack has a pocket model for less than $30 that will >tune into any local NOAA station. Even if the radio is off...
• Re: Traveling with a Laptop
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Blethen
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:23:18 -0700
  ...staying connected while on the road. You basically have 3 choices: 1 - dialup - this requires a built-in modem and the software for connecting...
• INQUIRY: Electronic Ignition Control Module and Coolant Pump
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 09:08:53 -0800
  ...Is anyone familiar with this, and, at this price, would it be wise to have a spare in the kit for long road journeys...
• Change the Stats/Keying Question
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:23:23 -0500
  Its on the road! To keep mileage off the Syncro Westie, I've got the 83.5 Nine Passenger /Sunroof GL legal and looking...
• Re: happy new year..and for those of you with '91 vanagons........
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:06:06 -0800
  ...European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of JordanVw@AOL...
• FS '79 VW Westfalia bus with blown engine, auto trans, Amarillo TX
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 23:01:19
  ...I would have offered him $500 but it's an automatic transmission model. Anyway, this may be just the bus for someone out there...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:44:20 -0700
  ...I was talkingabout modern exotic brake systems thatare considerably beyond regular ABSbrakes. people know about modern eletronic aids like say ....Torque Vectoring Read Differential...
• Re: .. No unsubscribe info on any emails
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:06:31 -0500
  Mike Collum wrote: > The moderator doesn't "unsubscribe" you. You do. You were astute enough > to "subscribe". Go there ... read the subscribe/unsuscribe directions...
• Re: new Michelin x tires
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:21:42 -0800
  ...A *big* difference! One is a premium all-out our off-road / military tire and the other is a lot more civilized - especially of...
• Re: Friday moderation discussion - Starting point
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:43:37 -0700
  <lurker mode off> I am, by trade, a professional napper, and willing to bet that not the only one on the list by any...
• Re: Eurospec egines?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:09:55 -0800
  ...David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Mar 2002 to 9 Mar 2002 - Special issue (#2002-269)
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 16:59:50 -0500
  ...This may affect parts availability for that year model. When I managed to hole my oil pan during some spirited off road driving a...
• engine compartment fire alarm
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 18:56:54 -0700
  ...So the alarm sounds, I pull over to the side of the road, turn off the ignition (important)(even better to turn off the...
• FS - "Fix-it" F.I. harness (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:18:27 EDT
  ...on a straight and flat road can cause the F.I. system to go into a "limp-home" mode - this harness overcomes that. Evidently...
• Re: Vanagons and RVs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:31:04 -0500
  ...folks, interested in learning so they could offer their > services anywhere they might be on the road in the neighborhood of a > weather > or...
• Re: 2005 Dakar Rallye on TV?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:47:53 -0800
  ...it does have > to do with > Volkswagen and my love of off-road racing. I just got > finished looking at > http://www.speedtv.com...
• Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:31:17 -0800
  ...to off-road than street > use. > > According to KYB's current catalog, there is no choice like this > between the two models. The GR...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller/Elements
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:38:10 -0800
  ...Although it's not a particularly difficult road, I was able > to go up Long Canyon from Potash Road to Highway 313 near Dead...
• Re: nasty realization
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:27:39 -0800
  ...roads. as he was plowing he was spraying some sort of liquid from behind his truck. now i immediatley got p*&^ed off because...